Happily Divorced

Is this show cancelled? Is John Michael Higgins gay? He sure has played gay enough! And was this show even funny? Thoughts? Did anyone watch it on TVLand?

by Anonymous

reply 19

11/10/2013

So, why has no one commented on this thread? This show has a gay main character and was Fran Drescher's big TVLand comeback. It never got the ratings that Hot in Cleveland got (or gets) but is infinitely better than that Soul Man drek of a show. It is also better than The Exes, which rather wastes the talents of its stars.

by Anonymous

reply 1

06/18/2013

It hasn't been renewed for a third season, but apparently they're extending the second season by 12 more episodes that will air later this year.

by Anonymous

reply 2

06/18/2013

Most TV Land shows waste its stars on really bad writing. I didn't like "Cleveland" at first but its gotten better and has a great cast. The problem with these shows is they just throw well-known actors together and hope it sticks.

by Anonymous

reply 3

06/18/2013

And "Happily Divorced" can be really bad. Fran Drescher's voice has become even worse over the years. But there an episode with both Renee Taylor and Ann Guilbert so that was fun.

by Anonymous

reply 4

06/18/2013

"So, why has no one commented on this thread? This show has a gay main character and was Fran Drescher's big TVLand comeback."

The fact that Fran Drescher is in it is reason enough for its cancellation.

by Anonymous

reply 5

06/18/2013

How come on every show Fran Drescher does her character's name is "Fran" as well? First on "The Nanny", then on "Living with Fran", and now in this show. Can't she get a little original?

by Anonymous

reply 6

06/18/2013

Fran Drescher is sweet but extremely one-note and that voice of hers is enough to turn even her most loyal fans off. She should just enjoy her "Nanny" money and stay away from anything that involves speech.

by Anonymous

reply 7

06/18/2013

r2, old news but thanks. That article was from LAST year (if you would have looked closely, you would have seen the 2012 date) , when they had season TWO extended. Those "extra" shows ran until February.

Nothing since then. Looks like the show is toast.

by Anonymous

reply 8

06/18/2013

Hasn't been renewed or cancelled. Deadline says it's a long shot. Fran is admittedly not everyone's taste, but like Hot in Cleveland, the writing improved as it went along. Plus I enjoyed Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno (!) ,

by Anonymous

reply 9

06/18/2013

Maybe they can spin off Rita Moreno in a vehicle named 'Empty Nest'.

by Anonymous

reply 10

06/18/2013

My understanding is Higgins is not gay, married, with kids, and a very nice guy. Some straight actors have played very convincing gays. Cliff Gorman, was very straight, and played the nelliest queen in "Boys In The Band", Hank Azaria was great in "Birdcage", Phillip Semour Hoffman in "Capote" & "Flawless", Sean Penn, "Milk" - Higgins has just played gay a lot, but he's so good, who cares.

by Anonymous

reply 11

06/18/2013

I love Fran Drescher. This show is cute, I've been watching it on TLC UK. That it has resonance with real events in her life makes it really sweet. She and Higgins, who reminds me of an old boyfriend, have good chemistry but I don't think the premise could go on for a lot of seasons. Ultimately, you feel like these two characters should move on. But it's a fun, upbeat, gay friendly show that is a lot more sincere than The New Normal was.

Fran's voice has gotten really raspy. Did she have throat surgery or something?

Been watching The Nanny from the beginning as well. Such a fun show.

by Anonymous

reply 12

06/18/2013

When the situations are trite and the scripts are very predictable, there better be some damn good performances bringing them home, as was the case with "Golden Girls" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," where the actors had talents so broad and craft so sharpened, that even when we saw the punch line coming a mile away, we couldn't wait to see how Dorothy, Marie, Frank, Blanche, Deborah or Rose would deliver the goods. That took real talent and made for great TV, as reflected by the amount of awards and accolades these masters of comedy amassed.

Fran Drescher... we love her but we already know the two colors she can play (whiny Jewess and sexy Lucy). I wish her the best but maybe she should just produce now.

by Anonymous

reply 13

06/18/2013

[quote]I wish her the best but maybe she should just produce now.

Thank God she never RE-produced.

by Anonymous

reply 14

06/18/2013

The Nanny worked because she had great chemistry with Charles Shaughnessy. Otherwise, it was a corny, broadly written sitcom which looked incredibly anachronistic even 20 years ago.

by Anonymous

reply 15

06/18/2013

The secret weapon on The Nanny was Daniel Davis. Hilarious!

by Anonymous

reply 16

06/18/2013

She should do a sitcom with her real ex, Suzanne Somers. Why is this fifty-something still in the closet?

by Anonymous

reply 17

06/18/2013

[quote] Some straight actors have played very convincing gays . . . Hank Azaria was great in "Birdcage"

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